Easter

The Council for a Parliament of the World’s Religions condemns the Easter Sunday attack on the Pakistani Christian minority. The Council’s Board stands with innocent civilian victims of worldwide extremism and promotes the Marrakesh Declaration, Interfaith Harmony as practical means to dismantle global terrorism.

Buried beneath the Holy Week headlines about a religious freedom law in Indiana was a remarkable event: President Obama shortened the sentences of 22 federal prisoners under the pardon power, and wrote them a letter. It was a fitting gesture for a season of hope and renewal.